Harvey Law Group’s global managing partner, Jean-François Harvey, tells IMI his firm is phasing out of the golden visa market, opting instead to focus on startup and entrepreneur visas, a category of immigration that, he points out, adds more value to the destination economy – and his firm.

Launched as a pilot program in 2013, the Canadian Startup Visa program will become a regular feature following the expiration of its five-year initial trial period next year, according to a press release. Launched by Canada’s Conservative government in 2013, the pilot program was intended to replace the Federal Entrepreneur program that existed between the